Access to Health Care for Nonmetro and Metro
Latinos of Mexican Origin in the United States. T. Berdahl, J.
Kirby, R. Stone, Medical Care 45(7): July 2007, 647-654. Examines
disparities in health care access between non-Latino whites and Latinos of
Mexican origin and whether the disparities differ between metro and nonmetro
areas. (AHRQ 07-R059)
Closing the Health Care Disparities Gap:
Turning Evidence Into Action. C. Clancy, Journal of Health
Care Law & Policy 9(1):2006, 121-135. Discusses the role of the
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in identifying health care
disparities, monitoring progress toward eliminating disparities, and building
disparities-related research capacity. (AHRQ 07-R039)
Effect of Dysthymia on Receipt of HAART by
Minority HIV-Infected Women. B. Turner, J. Fleishman, Journal
of General Internal Medicine 21(12): December 2006, 1235-1241.
Examines the effects of dysthymia and major depression on use of highly active
antiretroviral therapy by white, black, and Hispanic women. (AHRQ 07-R021)
Exploring and Crossing the Disparity Divide
in Cancer Mortality. M. Barton, Annals of Internal
Medicine 144(8): April 18, 2006, 614-616. Discusses the
disproportionate burden of death due to cancer borne by special populations,
focusing on breast cancer screening in black and Hispanic women. (AHRQ
06-R065)
Gaps in Data for American Indians and Alaska
Natives in the National Healthcare Disparities Report. E. Moy, C.
Smith, P. Johansson, et al., American Indian/Alaskan Native Mental Health Reseach
13(1):2006, 52-69. Uses data from the 2004 National Healthcare Disparities
Report to identify and quantify gaps in health care data for American
Indians and Alaska Natives. (AHRQ 06-R038)
Gender Differences Across Racial and Ethnic
Groups in the Quality of Care for Acute Myocardial Infarction and Heart
Failure Associated with Comorbidities. R. Correa-de-Araujo, B.
Stevens, E. Moy, et al., Women's Health Issues 16:2006, 44-55.
Provides important insights on gender differences across racial and ethnic
groups in a Medicare population in terms of the quality of care received for
acute myocardial infarction and congestive heart failure in association with
diabetes or hypertension/end-stage renal disease. (AHRQ 06-R042)
Gender Differences Across Racial and Ethnic
Groups in the Quality of Care for Diabetes. R. Correa-de-Araujo,
K. McDermott, E. Moy, Women's Health Issues 16:2006, 58-65.
Discusses gender differences across racial and ethnic groups in the quality of
care for type 2 diabetes according to 10 measures defined by the 2005 National
Healthcare Quality Report and National Healthcare Disparities Report. (AHRQ
06-R043)
Preventable Hospitalization and Medicaid
Managed Care: Does Race Matter? J. Basu, B. Friedman, H. Burstin,
Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 17(1): February
2006, 101-115. Examines the preventable hospitalization patterns of Medicaid
patients by race/ethnicity to determine whether Medicaid managed care has been
more effective in some subgroups than others. Uses logistic models for three
States, comparing preventable hospitalizations with marker admissions. (AHRQ
06-R028)
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Health
Insurance Coverage and Usual Source of Health Care, 2002. M.
Roberts, MEPS Chartbook, No. 14, March 2006, 30 pp. Compares health
insurance status for racial and ethnic groups, including differences in
job-related health insurance, and addresses differences in usual sources of
care among racial and ethnic groups. (AHRQ 06-0004)
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Patient
Assessments of Interactions with Providers: Disparities or Measurement
Biases? E. Dayton, C. Zhan, J. Sangl, et al., American
Journal of Medical Quality 21(2): March/April 2006, 109-114. Presents
findings from the 2005 National Healthcare Disparities Report and explores
possible explanation for racial/ethnic differences, including potential
pitfalls in survey design that draw biased responses by race/ethnicity.
Suggests strategies for refining future research on racial/ethnic disparities
based on patient assessment of health care. (AHRQ 06-R049)
Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Mental
Health Problems and Use of Mental Health Care. K. Harris, M.
Edlund, S. Larson, Medical Care 43(8): August 2005, 775-784. Compares
rates of mental health problems and use of mental health care across multiple
racial and ethnic groups using secondary data from a large, nationally
representative survey. (AHRQ 05-R064)
Racial and Gender Disparities in Receipt of
Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Persist in a Multistate Sample of HIV
Patients in 2001. K. Gebo, J. Fleishman, R. Conviser, et al.,
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 38(1): January 2005,
96-103. Examines whether demographic disparities in the use of highly active
antiretroviral therapy (HAART) persisted in 2001 and if outpatient care is
associated with HAART utilization. Studies data collected from 10 U.S. HIV
primary care sites in the HIV Research Network. (AHRQ 05-R049)
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Potentially
Preventable Readmissions: The Case of Diabetes. H. Jiang, R.
Andrews, D. Stryer, et al., American Journal of Public Health
95(9): September 2005, 1561-1567. Examines the relationship between
race/ethnicity and hospital readmissions for diabetes-related conditions.
(AHRQ 05-R071)
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